A Few Food Friendly Tuscan Wines
One thing that I learned about myself during my recent trip to Tuscany is that, while I like to enjoy my wine with food, I’m not such a fan of huge complex bottlings that compete with — as opposed to complement — what I eat.
Fortunately, most of the wines that […]

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Our interest was piqued in the Juris St. Laurent Selection 2004 when a staff member at K&L described the wine’s features as a cross between an earthy Pinot Noir and a meaty Syrah.  In case you’re curious, the varietal here is St. Laurent, which is widely produced in Austria.
Here’s what we found: aromas of leather and berries; a leathery palate but accompanied […]

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Below are the events that we recommend for this weekend.  Click on an event’s title to visit that event’s official web site. 

California

Carneros (Napa & Sonoma)

3rd Annual Carneros Heritage Fest: May 31, 12 - 4 p.m.; $75.  Carneros – the picturesque, lightly travelled region that straddles the southern edges of Sonoma and Napa Counties – is an hour’s drive from San Francisco and is home to many great Pinot Noirs […]

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For those of you that still don’t accept the idea that $10 can buy an outstanding bottle of wine, allow us to introduce the Cascina Minella Dolcetto di Dogliani 2004, which, as its name suggests, is a Dolcetto from Dogliani (located within Italy’s northwestern region of Piedmont).  This wine had been glowingly recommended to us, yet we felt that the recommendation didn’t even do it enough justice.
We were pleased […]

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